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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
FlhES AND CASUALTIES.

FIBE at Greensburg, Pa, Wednesday
morning, destroyed ten buildings The
loss is between $4,000 and 500 900.
fTuE Detroit (Mioh.) Alaska Sock com
panys building was Quilted by fire Tues
day afternoon, several girls narrowly es-
Gaping. The insurance foots up $17,-
600.
THE steamers II. s. Hayes and City of
Natchoz, with four bargas were burned
TO the waters edge early Tuesday morn
ing, at Cairo Ill. The losses aggregate
$I00O,00O.
MAYER q LoEwENsrEINs varnish works
at Long Island were burned The loss is
stated by q member of the firm to be be
tween $4,000 and 100000. The amount
of insurance can not yet be aseertained,
but is estimated at about $4,000.
By the explosion of a boiler at Fostor-
ia, Ohio, the electric light station was
blown 20 pieces, and Fred Bailey the
engineer, instantly killed. Bailey was
TO have been married that same night,
after he had finished his work.
Two cars became detached from a train
near Winnipeg Manitoba, and running
three miles down heavy grade jumped
the track, Tho express messenger, Nc.
/ Molly, and an unknown passenger were
I killed.
4 CALEB RUssrIL's farm house near Say.
I brook, Ohio, WAS destroyed by fire early
/ Tuesday morning The old compile
escaped from the flames, but died in a
short time while their domented son wa,
burned to death
PAssENGEg trains from Washington ant
Chicago, ON the Baltimore and Ohio road
were in collision Tuesday near Silver
Springs, d. G., conductor being danger
ously wounded and number of passen
gers cut and bruised. Both trains wer,
badly wrecked,
TIM Opera House Block at Galesburg
Ill, containing besides the theater, store.
and offices, were burned TO the grounl
Wednesday afternoon and the loss l.
placed at $4,000, with insurance of $40
600. A drunken fireman drove a hors,
cart through a crowd of people, five OF
six of whom were badly injured.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
A SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

A Boiler Explosion Drives Scalded Victims
Into Temperature 40 Degrees Below Zero
One Dies.
WINNIPEG, Man, Dec. 31.-A shocking
and fatal accident occurred on an up
freight special on the eastern division of
the Canadian Pacific railway, on Tuesday
night, two miles east of Nepegin. A car
penter named Gordon, from Port Arthur,
was riding on engine 269, together with
Brakeman Fredericks, Fireman Harry
Brunell and Engineer Ramsay,
when the crown sheet fell and
the boiler burst The frightful rush
of steam blew the three first named men
out of the engine onto the track, where
they had to lie in the cold, with the tenn
perature 40 below zero. All were terribly
5calded and fszen. Gordon died two
hours after wit% q broken back. The
fireman had one broken and was badly
frozen on the facN hands and feet. The
brakeman was bad y scalded and smashed
about the face, bT was able to walk. The
engineer escaped kiury.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
THE LATEST TELEGR M
WASHINGTON.

COMMISSIONER ATKINS has decided to re
tain the Indian supply warehouse at New
York, but at each spring letting will re.
ceiye and open birds at st. Louis for sub
sistence and transportation.
THE Secretary of the Interior has auth
orized a compromise in the timber tres
pass case against Eccles, Spencer d Co.
of Idaho.
THE secretary of the treasury has call
ed $l0,000,000 in 3 per cent. bonds for
February /. Holders of these securities
can have them redeemed at once, with in
terest to the date of presentation.
AT the annual auction sale of articles
accumulated in the dead-letter Office at
Washington, comprising 1886 packages
of miscellaneous goods and $3.50 lots of
books, an average of 66 cents per lot
was realized.
The dead-letter Office reports that out of
Ga letters addressed to Pittsburgh, Ohio,
all but nine were found to belong to par
ties in the Pennsylvania city. Another
common error is that of addressing let
ters TO Chicago, n, Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
Ops AND ENDS

Iowa was 40 years old last Tuesday.
Ohio is said to be the best state for lee
turers in the Union.
Houston, Texas, has a Limburger club.
It is said to be strong and popular or
ganization.
The Albany N. " city council has
voted a $1,000 appropriation to purchase
a picture of Samuel j. Tilden.
Lent begins,February23, and Easter will
fall on April 10. The residue of the sea
son, therefore, is about six full weeks.
The liberal victory in the province of
Ontario is said to presage the downfall
of the Macdonald cabinet when the ques-
tion is raised in the Dominion parlia
ment.
The largest copper plates ever rolled
IN pittsburg, Pa, were turned ont last
week, They were circular in form and
measured 173 inches in diameter.
The New York Sun reports that a Re
publican conference was held Tuesday
evening at Philadelphia TO make arrange
ments 10 boom Senator Don Cameron 70,
Presidential nomination.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
PERSONAL CHIT-CHAT.

The Atlanta Journal dominates Cleve-
land and Grady for 1888,
General Simon Cameron spent his SSth
Christmas at Harrisburg and entertained
his friends.
Mr.. Gladstone was II years old Wednes-
day. But he can still WELD both the ak
and the pen with his pristine yigor.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, has
bought two lots at Nantucket, and will
build himself a summer home there,
President Dwight, of Yale, has sent a
Hartford made toboggan as a Christmas
gift to the dean of Canterbury.
Congressman Ira Davenport and his
brother have just presented to their
native town of Bath, N. T., an imposing
structure for library purposes.
Mr.. Sam E. johnson, late managing
editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and
now connected with the New York World,
will become managing editor of the Gin
cinnati SGn,
Ex-Governor Extra Billy" Smith, of
Virginia, although nearly 30 years old, is
said to have an ambition to succeed
Riddleberger in the United States SEN
ate.
The pending contest in the Massachu-
setts Legislature for the United States
Senator is resolving itself down to Mr..
Dawes the present incumbent, and Elk
Governor Long.
Nine. Patti has arrived at Mexico city,
and as she has her voice with her it Is
thought she has ample means OF SO well
identifying herself that he people will
not think they are beng imposed on
az ain.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

which world result in the loss of l25
valuable birds. OF all the birds III
we're tossld from the tug that da M
one was loss. Yes, carriers are V
valuable, some of them. They ca
bought for SO per pair up to 81 IL
even upto 5000 or more for
bird. l Lave paid as high as SD
single bird. In England fabr 8
prices are demanded and received
choice carriers. But there Is a grea
terest and competition there. At II
cent saleef one hundred youngsters h
prices averaged sc each, Well, in my s
nation the Belgian homers are the ar
My carriers are bred from that sd
and | have never lost bird up I'd
miles.
"Are many people using them in
toni"
Eyes. Some time ago we'll kn
School street lawyer secured a pair
carriers from me. He kept them.
now those birds travel daily from his
fee to his home, carrying messages tc
wife. He has had made two golden ID
cts, which are attached to the birds L
by fine gold chain. No, they are
white birds. In fact white birds are
success as carriers. They seem soft /
have not the staying powers of 9th
colors. | tried to breed white birds 4
year, but did not sue coed to any extd
The ordinary carriers breed every mo5
in the year but December, if yon let ia
but we don't, generally begin breeding {
about the 22d of February and contir
until August, This gives me nice stro
birds that can be depended upon. 1t
absolutely necessary that a carrier
healthy. Most of my birds will have
enter the old birds races next seast
Yes, have some famous birds in /
flock. Four of them have flown 504 mi
from Bristol, Tenn, to Keyport, N.
to DR.. w. &. Johnson's loft. This v
before 1 owned them. Then l sent
flock of seven to Lyons, N. B., distau
OF 80 miles. Five returned safely
nine hours. Three have flown from Lit
Falls, N. Y, 600 miles) in 6l5 hours.
How do tell them apart? This wa
On each birds leg is brass band witt
corresponding number, with full {
scription of the bird, with his pedigr,
breeding, and all facts concerning hi
So, you see, can tell at a glance what
bird is. Several l have marked partic
larly: they are quarrelsome, Funu
isn't it? If send bird away on Ion
fly, and during his absence another Bin
usurps his place, when the first bird n,
turns there Is a fight, and the best h.
keeps the coveted position. Th@
another funny point about carriers
this pats me in mind of. | can gOz
the loft the darkest night and fnig
bird | want, as they never changeaa
perch.
Anything else can tell you? Ma
subject that has no erdine with me
| suppose everybody is not so enthuss /
tic. Who owns the best bird in this Gu
try? 1t is Damon, who has recoH
sos miles in one day. He is owned b.
Fred Goldman, of Brooklyn"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
FOkEIGN.

THE British cabinet has decided TO de-
fer the announcement of its policy to al
low negotiations between Lords Salisbury
and Harrington.
The sultan of Turkey has dispatched to
st, Petersburg a special envoy with let
ter congratulating the car upon the
birth of a nephew.
THE commission which investigated the
Belfast riots recommends that two law
yers be appointed resident magistrates,
and that the complete control of the po-
lice be vested in a town inspector.
ADyICEs from Vienna say it is report
ed there that a serious difference exists
between the cabinets of Vienna and Ber-
lin. 1t is claimed that Prince Bismark is
serving Russian designs without regard
to the interests of Austria.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
An Arknn.a. ranther Ilnnt.

The panther hunt Is one OF the sports
INDUCED in 10y the hunters who live in the
region of the dense swamps OF the south
western Arkansas said Taleott Riale, a
resident of Little Rock that ferocious
animal being still abundant in these al
most inaccessible jungles. Dogs of fine
breed, aud especially trained for the dan
gerous work, are used in packs on these
hunts, and the hunters follow the trail
mounted on the small but powerful In
dian ponies that SIRE common on the
southwestern borders. The timber where
the panther makes its home is 80 thickly
grown that novice would find it a most
difficult matter 10 make his way smonl
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
Gas and Electricity.
Philadelphia Press.

SIS it true that your corporation RI
poses entrance of the business of elect
lightingy" was asked by journal re|
resentative yesterday, of prominsH1
official and stakeholder of the Bosioa
Gas company.
"Well, it is true" was the reply, tin
we have decided to ask the next leg1sl'
.ure for authority to produce electricli
and that viii be for electric power
well as light"
''Have you found any decrease in To
consumption OF gas since the lntrodu
ton of electric light
"There are many places where elect
city has come into use, but in most
them gas is also used, and the consuml
ton of gas has been extended in new
developed sections, and there has bee
no decrease"
800 you find that some stores have ii
creased the brilliancy of their gas-ligh
ing on account of rivalry with those vi
use electricity"
Eyes, that is doubtless the case in son
places"
SIS electricity used on account
cheapness"
mo it is not so cheap a light as q
but it may be called more newell, and
gives less heat"
"Then you do not purpose changij
from gas to electric lighting?'
mo, we intend to have the powerI
produce both, and then to decide aceod
ing to developments. There are impro1
ments constantly going on, so that The
who begin on the electric light are lia9
to have to change their whole plant
account of some change in the method
using"
do You consider that methods of u
ing'gas arc susceptible of improvement
Yes, both in the process of produ
ton and the manner of use" n
DO you suggest the use of the "
burners which have been introduced i
Boston,"
mo, we never interfere with custt
ers, although new devices are constaf
brought to our attention" & Il
Have you any intention of man
turing water gas?'
No unless the cost of labor
be increased"
what 90 you nnu rs 10 the coz =
tive cost of water gas and coal gasi
I'VE can make coal gas fully as
and in so doing we give employm
more men"
us gas likely to come into genet8
for other purposes besides illuU {
tion?n
Eyes. For example, it is now Z
advantage as in gas engines, in
the motive power Is furnished by a
of well regulated explosions, Thesls
not come into use in Boston as N
in other sections"
"Does tho franchise which you 4E
to secure include the DISTRIBUTE
electric power e,
Il think the future of electric I /
more in the line of motive power I'll
light" w.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

The grand jury at Chicago has indict-
ed Henry Jansen for the murder of his
wife last month. During his confine-
ment in Jail he has steadily feigned in
sanity
w. Il. Hour, wins was discharged from
the postal service on the Illinois Central
last summer for INDUCING in intoxicat-
ing drinks, has bean arrested at Abba,
/, iowa, charged with pilfering registered
packages.
VIM. X, SourrER, formerly of the bank
ing firm of W. X. Soutter d Co.. was in
dicted at New York Monday, for misap-
propriating $4,000 Of the estate of his
grandfather of which he was executor.
The complaint is made by his sister Char
lotte, the Duchess Danxy, who is one OF
the heirs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

TuE Royal Agricultural society of
England proposes a horse-shoeing com
petition at its coming agricultural shows.
At past exhibitions of this kind too much
has been allowed for qEickness in shoe
ing. There has been tendency TO do
TASTY work rather than to show how shoes
ought to be put on. The cases whore a
shoe must be put on in a great hurry are
comparatively few beside those where the
shoe is to stay on the horses foot for a
long and active service Speed ia de-
sireable, but excellence in workmanship
is best of all.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

A PROJECT for establishing wooden fac
tories in Japan has been favorably con
sidered by the Australasian Wool Growers
association, and it is proposed to raise
Gl5,00O, in Melbourne for a start, ad-
ditional capital being expected from
other countries than Victoria, and from
Japan. The plan is to establish fac
tory first at Osaka, the southern capital,
and if that succeeds, TO follow with fac-
tories at Nagasaki and Toxic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
GEN ERAL NOTES.

President ELLIOT, of Harvard univer-
sity, will start early in the year for Eu
rope for an extended stay abroad.
HOG cholera is carrying off many
swine in and around Cerro Gordo county,
Iowa.
THE straits will be soon bridged with
ice in the vicinity of Sheboygan, Mich
gan. 1t is already packed to the bottom
in places.
FIVE hundred Winnebago Indians in
the vicinity of Black River Falls, Wis
consin, are in very destitute circumstan-
ces for lack of their annuity from the
Government
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Wild Flight Oft Passenger Car Down steep
Grade.

Wild Flight Of a Passenger Car Down steer
Grade.
TORONTO, Ont, Dec, 3l.-A thrilling
account of a trip on a Wild train down
the Rocky Mountains is told by William
Title a traveller who has just arrived here
by the Canadian Pacific railway from
British Columbia. Last week two cars of
a passenger train, while being hauled up
the steepest grade in Kicking Horse Pass
which sis Zone inch Ito the foot for
nearly two miles, broke loose from the
locomotive and commenced mad career
down the mountain side. The
brakes we're frozen, and could not
be applied with effect, Some of
the twenty occupants in the cars tried to
rise, but the speed was so great they could
not stir off the seats. The cars reached
a safety-switch, distance of two miles
from the place they broke loose from the
locomotive, in one minute. The passen-
ger car caught the safety switch and piled
upon the opposite incline a complete
wreck; the baggage car, which did not
contain any passengers, went on down
the main line and did not leave the track.
number of passengers were killed.
Others received probably fatal injuries.
Some miraculously escaped almost unin-
iursd
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

DURING the past year S13,2s4,9S6 was
expended for educational purposes in the
state OF New York. OF this amount So
102,26s was for teachers wages There
are 81 1925 school-teachers and 1,736,073
school children in the state.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

AcooRpING TO the report of William I.
Horuaday, the chief taxadermist or the
national museum at Washington, who ar.
rived at Minneapolis Wednesday. on his
return from buffalo hunt in the far west
it will now be many days before huGa
loes will be- numbered among the extinct
animals of North America. lie and his
party went west in order to obtain speci
mems for the Smithsonian Institute. MIR
Hornaday says. "rhe obieat of our ex.
petition was TO lay up stores for the
famine in buffalo specimens, which i.
sure to como in year or two at most
We knew, in a geneud way, that tn,
species was gradually becoming extinct
but not till We arrived ON the ground did
we realize that the expedition had beer
made Just in the nick of time. There
are, probably, hundred buffalo ia Texas
and not more than sixty IN the Yellow
stons divide, whore our hunting was done
So far as we could learn, there do not ap
pear to be any at all to the north OF tina
region. A large herd went north in lsS3
and have never been seen or heard from
since. We secured, al told, twenty iiy,
specimens SO that we have fifty skulls
twenty five skins and sixteen skeletons.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

THE Mississippi Valley transportation
steamer, r. s. Hayes, and the Anchor line
steamer, City of Natchez, together with
four barges were burned while lying at
the banks at Cairo, ILL.,, Tuesday morn
ing. The loss is estimated at 100000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

NEAR Toronto is being constructed the
first steel steamer ever built in Canada.
The engines however, are being made in
Scotland.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
Chicago, Subscription to the Logan Fund.

thieago's subscription TO the Logan Fund
CHrCAGo Dee. 3O.-Wm. Penn Nixon.
treasurer OF the Logan fund. sent 10 Mrs.
Logan, to-night, $500 as the result of
the first days collection in this city for
a 100000 tribute. A number of other
subscriptions are promised. Chicago
subscribers prefer TO make their remit-
tnccs direct to Mrs. Logan. Their
names have not yet been made public
Congressman C. p. Farwen received
$1,000 t. day o apply on the $4,000 fund
to pay Off the debts OF General Logan.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
Terrihle Cnlliery Disaster

LONDON, Dec 3l,--Ten miners were
killed this morning, by the falling of a
cage in colliery at Honghton, Lespring,
in Nnrham.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

IT cost the state of Florida $4,000 to
try and acquit A. W. Newton on chargs
of having murdered Mr.. Mcmillan. The
trial lasted three years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

A well known lawyer of Galesvillt
consin, was going downtown to Il
fee. As he was passing the house q
P, hSr little 10y, about one
half years Old, was running way
the street, and his sister was after
bring him back. The lawyer laid
girl:
I'D let him 90; he is hardly wor
bringing lack"
The moher Of the child, who haI
been seen was standing near the doc
heard tn remark; as quick as fasl
spoke e the girl and said:
"YesFou had better bring him
back. 1--WE intend TO make a lawy
him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

VIoromA, British Columbia, has phe-
uomenal climate. On Dec, 10 magnih-
cent bouquet of flowers was presented to
Mayor Benuregare, of Montreal, 10y citi-
zen who picked them all in open air, and
most OF them from his own garden They
comprised roses, ehrysanthemums, poly
anthus, primro5es, marigolds, daisies,
pansies, mighoEete, yiolets, and many
other varieties. In noting this incident
the Victoria Times remarks sour at
mosphere to-day is balmy and inyigorat
ing, tn, sun warm and bright, the lawns
and fields are carpeted in the brightest
and most luxuriaut green; scarlet Der
ries are hanging ON the mountain ash
and Christmas holly are brilliant in then
dress of scarlet and green
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH

Thrilling Railway Disaster III the
Rockies Several Passengers Killed.
Three Men Terribly Sealded and Froz-
EN- Result Of a Boiler Explosion.
Ten Miners Killed by the Falling of a
Cage in an English Colliery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

Harvard college has had another ot
quest OF 100000, Il is from tae sssSa
OF John q. ". Williams
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

For eight years Col, d. j. W usmson,
Quarter Master, U. S. A. and LxU. 5.
Consul at Csllso, was crippled tath rheu.
matism. He got no relief until he used
St, Jacobs Oil, which cured him. No re-
medy on earth equals it for pain. Price,
hfty cents bottle.
cheerful mind is better than all he
drugs in the materia medioa.
Used Red star Cough Cure efTectunlly.
DIR. c. Fawcett, Union Protestant Indr-
mary, Baltimore, Nd. No depressing
effects.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

ST.. LOUIS is much elated over a rail-
way project which is TO assist the Grand
Trunk in reaching that city and forming
n direct line between St. Louis and low
or Canada and New England. This
would make st. Louis a distributing cen
ter for largo belt Of western country
and gather much trade to it's portals
that now goes to Chicago The Missouri
metropolis is awaking to realization
of tho fact that il has been practically
sidetracked for some years by Chicago
and Kansas City, and that great effort is
essential to restore the city TO its former
position of commercial Importance
TX the school books of generation
still young, a vast tract of territory west
of the Missouri river river was known as
the Great American desert" and the
manner in which that supposed sterile
area has been transformed into profitable
graz ing regions and has been covered
with fertile farms aud gardens is one of
the most remarkable achievements Of
American enterprise during the past dec
ado, Eastern people who behold with
wonder the present rapid growth OF that
section are even led to believe that the
settlers bring an increased rainfall with
them and thus overcome the arid charac
ter of the plains, or at least that the cul-
tiyatiou of the soil and the planting Of
trees enhance the supply OF atmospheric
moisture.